| Birth Date: | 29 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Asker, Norway |
| Residence: | Oslo, Norway |
| Height: | 191cm (75inches) |
| Turnedpro: | 1997 |
| Retired: | 2005 |
| Plays: | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$312,946 |
| Singlesrecord: | 24–22 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 3 Challenger, 2 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 135 (29 March 1999) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (1999) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (2001) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2003) |
| Doublesrecord: | 4–8 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 295 (14 July 2003) |
| Team: | yes |
| Daviscupresult: | 30–22 |
| Updated: | 25 January 2022 |
Jan Frode Andersen (born 29 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries[1] over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30–22 record (25-14 in singles).[2] His highest ATP ranking was 135.[3] This makes him the third best player in Norwegian history, after Christian Ruud and Casper Ruud.
He was also a television commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation,[4] and he earned a bachelor's degree in Business & Administration from the University of Arizona in 1996.[5]
Born in Asker,[3] he grew up in Hamar.[6]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1-0 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay |  Francisco Costa | 7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1-1 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Christian Ruud | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1-2 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay |  Tomas Nydahl | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 1-3 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Fernando Vicente | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2-3 | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay |  Nicolas Thomann | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2-4 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay |  Mikhail Youzhny | 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–7(8–10) | ||
| Win | 3-4 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Costa | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3-5 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Michal Tabara | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4-5 | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay | Joachim Johansson | 5–3 ret. | ||
| Win | 5-5 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Hernández | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 5-6 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | 6–7(1–7), 7–5, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 5-7 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Ventura | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Hard |  Oliver Marach |  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Gross |  Paul Baccanello  Sergio Roitman | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–6 ret. | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Spain F19, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | Stian Boretti | Carlos Martinez-Comet Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Marach | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–5 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Petzschner | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–6 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Johan Landsberg |  Amir Hadad Harel Levy | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Miami | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||
| Monte Carlo | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |